The audience size for Wednesday’s episode fell short of the season-high 1.9 million viewers who
tuned in for two previous episodes. Ratings, though, have held steady for the competition-reality series’ quarterfinal round of fights, a two-week run of episodes that each drew 1.8 million viewers.

Wednesday’s episode featured the final two quarterfinal-round matchups
with Team Koscheck’s Aaron Wilkinson vs. Team GSP’s Kyle Watson and
an all-Team-GSP bout of Michael Johnson vs. Alex “Bruce Leeroy” Caceres. The peak
audience, which accounted for a 1.42 rating, accompanied the second
fight, which aired in the final quarter hour of the night’s broadcast.

As the UFC 189 tour made its last stop in Dublin, featherweight champ Jose Aldo was met with a torrent of abuse from the Irish fans. It might have been unpleasant, but it might also have been just what he needed.